Recipes from Crete

Cuttlefish or octopus with potatoes

Ingredients:

1 kilo cuttlefish

1 cup olive oil

1 onion

1 bunch fennel

1 kilo potatoes

3-4 large tomatoes

Salt and pepper to taste

Preparation:

Clean and wash the cuttlefish or octopus and saute in olive oil with onions. Then add the finely chopped fennel and pepper. Cover them with 2-3 glasses of water and when nearly done add the finely chopped tomatoes, a little salt and potatoes cut into rounds. Let them boil, until their broth is absorbed.